Security Agencies and Organizations

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13th USASAFS Assn - Hill Postings: Messages from ex-Menwith Hill staff.
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Ajax U.S. & International Government Military, Intelligence & Law Enforcement Agency Access: Links to intelligence and law enforcement agencies, defence agencies and laboratories, military and other government agencies.
A Most Unusual Collection Agency: Village Voice article on NSA's subversion of UNSCOM, and a comprehensive list of NSA bases worldwide.
An interview with the NSA: Description of a job interview with the NSA.
ASSIST: Automated System Security Incident Support Team (US DoD CERT).
AUSCERT - Australian Computer Emergency Response Team: CERT Australia home page.
Biometric Consortium: Biometrics standards, publications, and other information.
British Military Communications Homepage: Information on UK military comms (mainly frequencies and protocols used).
Bundesamt fuer Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik: The German version of the NSA.
Canadian Security Forum: Canadian computer security information.
CCRE - Welcome: Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports - industry group opposed to computer export controls based on cold-war fears.
Cerulean Technology - Law Enforcement Links
CESG Home Page: CESG (aka GCHQ) home page (pretty meagre).
CERT Coordination Center: Computer Emergency Response Team home page.
CIABASE: CIA veteran's ongoing analysis of CIA activities.
Codes and Codewords: Codes and codewords used in military projects.
Communications Security Establishment Official Page: The Canadian CSE's official web page.
Communications Security Establishment Unofficial Page: The Canadian CSE's unofficial web page, which is much more interesting than the official one.
Computer and Network Security Group: Politecnico de Torino computer and network security group.
Computer Security Institute: Security information and news, conferences.
Covert Action Quarterly: Articles on covert action and surveillance.
CRIS at WPI: WPI cryptography and information security research lab.
Crypto Drop Box: American Cryptogram Association home page.
CSIS - Main Menu: Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Cypherpunks Home Page: The cypherpunks archive via HTTP. PGP, remailers, crypto papers, clipper, and pointers to further information.
Cypherpunks Tonga: Cypherpunks Tonga - various cypherpunks projects and work in progress.
DefenseLINK News Overview: US Department of Defence news releases, with an extensive archive of older material.
DoD classified spending for FY 1997: US classified military programs spending for 1997.
Defence Signals Directorate - Information Security Branch: The Australian NSA subsidiary.
Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz: Germany privacy commissioner.
DSTC Security: DSTC security research group.
eicar - European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research: Anti-virus information, research groups, news.
GCHQ Homepage: The home page shows satellite SIGINT gear... most appropriate.
Ground Truth: Intelligence and Related Facilities: Spy bases worldwide.
History of Joint Defence Space Research Facility Pine Gap: Background information on Pine Gap in Australia.
HOMEVIDEOS.com - Top Secret, National Security Agency: 50-minute Discovery channel documentary on the NSA.
IEEE Cipher Newsletter Archive: Archives of the IEEE cipher newsletter containing a great deal of general news on crypto issues.
IFIP TC11 homepage: IFIP security in information systems technical committee home page.
Info-Sec Super Journal: An online InfoSec journal.
Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Link Farm: Spying, US intelligence agencies, DoD, air force, navy, army, foreign intelligence agencies, whistleblowers, online intelligence archives, military intelligence, weapons technology transfer, industrial espionage, security companies.
Intelligence Zone: Assorted intelligence-related links and information.
International Association for Cryptologic Research: IACR home page.
Jindalee: OTH radar installation in Australia.
L0pht Heavy Industries: Hacking central, and a great source of information on security problems.
Menwith Hill Tours: "A beautiful piece of America, right here in England. You'll be amazed at how much you can learn about how much they know about how much you know". Wonderful :-).
Menwith Hill US Spy Base: CND's Menwith Hill page.
Military institute of government communication: FAPSI (Russian NSA).
NAIS Online Newsletter: National Association of Investigative Specialists newsletter. Information of interest to investigators, video surveillance, search and seizure, privacy techniques, legal issues.
National Computer Security Association
National Counterintelligence (NACIC) Home Page: Information on economic espionage.
National Security Agency High-Performance Computing Projects: Various high-performance computing projects sponsored by the NSA.
National Security Agency: The NSA's home page.
National Security Agency Unofficial Page: The NSA's unofficial home page (much more interesting than the official one).
National Security Archive Home Page: Archives, electronic briefing books, declassified documents, related information.
NSA: America's Fortress of Spies: The Baltimore Sun's six-part series on the NSA.
NIST Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse: NIST computer security resources.
NIST Computer Security Publications: NIST computer security publications.
NZ Intelligence Agencies: NZ Intelligence agencies.
Pine Gap: US spy base in Australia.
Pine Gap facts. The truth about the Joint Defence Space Research Facility Pine Gap.: Angry Fruit Salad background info on Pine Gap.
Possible NSA Decryption Capabilities: Analysis of possible NSA decryption capabilities based on extrapolation on Deep Crack.
Preparing for the 21st Century: GPO appraisal of the US intelligence community
Project on Intelligence Agency Reform: Lots of information on intelligence agencies which their home pages will never tell you.
RAF Chicksands Alumni Notice Board: Noticeboard for ex-Chicksands staff.
SAS- und Chiffrierdienst der DDR: Crypto devices used by East Germany.
Secret Kingdom: Various spook agencies in the UK.
Security Research Alliance: Security vendor consortium.
Security Resource Net: Intelligence, corporate and computer security, counterterrorism, personal security, legislation, news bulletins, upcoming events.
Seven Locks Software: Security news and information, software, online discussion forums, products and services, calendar of security events, firewalls, viruses, security courses and policies.
Sicherheit im Internet - Sicherheit in der Informationsgesellschaft: Information on encryption and security from the German government.
SPAWAR Information Systems Security Office Homepage: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command information.
Spy Centre: Spy Numbers Stations: Information on numbers stations.
SSE-CMM Home Page: ISO 9000 for security products.
Trusted Computing Platform Alliance: Computer security... industry consortium... trusted systems... blah blah blah.
Trusted Systems Interoperability Group (TSIG): Trusted systems glee club.
Wullenweber or CDDA Antennas: Wullenweber antennas as used by the NSA.